Germany Plans To Disburse 60 Million Euros For Education In Syria

School conditions in Syria/PHOTO via X The White Helmets @SyriaCivivilDef

Germany said it plans to provide assistance worth 60 million euros (62.70 million US dollars) in Syria to improve education, women's rights and other fields after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

German Minister of Developmentungja Schulze said the historic window had been open since rebels took control of Damascus on December 8, forcing Assad to flee and end his decades-long family government.

"What will happen next has not been decided. But the opportunity for positive developments is still there and we must now do everything we can to support it," he said.

About half of the projects focused on education with 25 million euros channeled to the UN children's agency UN, UNICEF, and 6 million euros for the Arche Nova aid group, which manages schools for about 3,000 children.

"We have made our hope clear: an educational system free from ideology, discrimination and exclusion," Schulze said.

As many as another 19 million euros will be channeled to UN UN UNDP development agency, Syrian NGOs will receive 7 million euros, and 3 million euros will be channeled to UN special funds supporting Syrian women's groups.

All projects will be carried out through non-governmental organizations and UN aid agencies, not through Syria's new authorities.